Entries from January 2011

LAVONIA – Elmer Gerald Fields Sr., 69, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011, following a pre-existing heart condition. He was born and raised in Madison County and graduated in the class of 1959. He worked at Oxford Sportswear in Commerce for many years and retired as owner of Fields Auto Parts in Comer, after having begun the business in 1981 ...
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The 2010 all sub-region teams have been finalized as the six teams from the north side of 8-AA selected several Banks County players to the teams. Banks County’s gridiron Leopards finished the season 4-1; 7-3 this past football season and was the runner-up in the north sub-region, with the only region loss to Fannin County the sub-region ...
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Jackson County will implement a new vegetation control program the first week of February, 2011. With the new program, roadside right-of-ways on 82 roads throughout the county – totaling about 200 miles - will be sprayed with herbicide instead of mowing. The Jackson County Road Department plans to spray in February and June allowing less ...
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The West Jackson Fire Department helped Hall County firefighters with a structure fire on Ga. Hwy. 53, according to an incident report. A house near the Hall-Jackson county line was fully involved in flames. The incident commander for Hall County firefighters asked West Jackson firefighters to provide a second unit to the house, which was well ...
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“I am still learning.” – Michelangelo ‘Tis the season for resolutions and if you are short on ideas, look no further than the sale flyers in the Sunday paper. Based on what has been price-slashed and/or deeply discounted, we are supposed to begin the New Year by cleaning everything we own, using multiple products and recently-purchased ...
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THERE are a lot of things that happen in life that stir intense emotions. Such was the reaction last week to a shooting that left a local fireman and his daughter injured following a domestic dispute. The Journal’s website received a lot of comments within hours of the shooting. Some of the comments were reasonable, some were inane. That’s ...
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The Norton Agency has opened a new regional service center in downtown Winder, located at 110 North Broad Street. The location features full service commercial and acreage division, residential services and insurance (property and casualty). The regional service center will extend Norton’s market penetration not only into Barrow, but also ...
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Officers from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence on Jones Road Dec. 23 in reference to a prowler. Upon arrival officers met with the victim who claims that she saw a man wearing dark clothing standing at the corner of her shed outside of her home and that the man was holding something in his hands. The victim ...
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The Commerce mat Tigers turned in another strong result last week as they placed second to Gilmer County at the Amicalola Classic in Dawson County. Up next for Commerce’s grapplers is a trip to Wesleyan to take part in the Area Duals this Friday and Saturday. The top two finishers will qualify to go to the State Duals in Macon later this ...
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The Lady Eagles of East Jackson hope to get the New Year off to a prosperous start this week as they host Banks County on Friday. East Jackson starts the week out coming off a win and two losses in tournament play last week. They’ll be looking to improve upon a 42-26 loss to the Lady Leopards back on Dec. 3. Banks County also enters the week ...
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